Plate-lifter.



H. H. HALL.

. PLATE LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1912.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

HAROLD H. HALL, OF EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS.

PLATE-LIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

Application filed January 9,1912. Serial No. 670,201.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, HAROLD H. HALL, of East Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plate-Lifters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in plate lifters which are used for lifting and removing pans or plates of various sizes and forms from the stove or oven.

The ob'ect of the invention is to provide a plate li ter which is simple in construction and durable, and which can be cheaply manufactured.

I will describe my invention in the following specification and point out the novel features thereof in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of the lifter, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

In the various figures of the accompanying drawing similar reference characters designate similar parts.

As illustrated in the drawing, the lifter comprises two forked members or jaws A Y and B, preferably made of some strong metallic wire, one member being movable manually relatively to the other whereby the jaws are closed to grasp the plate, and a spring tending normally to keep said jaws separated. The member A is constructed from one piece of wire doubled upon itself to form a shank 10, which is secured in a handle 12. The wire is then bent at substantially right angles at 1A to form the rear end of the member A, then downward at 16, forward to produce the prongs 18. These prongs converge slightly and are curved somewhat and pointed to facilitate their introduction under a plate or pan. The member B is also constructed from a piece of wire doubled upon itself to form a shank 20, and bent int-o the form of a loop or eye 22, constituting a finger hold. The shank 20 is held in a strap 24, which is pivotally mounted in ears 26 on a ferrule 28 affixed to the handle 12, the latter being preferably made of wood. From the shank 20 the member B is bent upwardly at 30 to straddle the shank 10 of the member A, then bent substantially at right angles to form the divergent prongs 32, which are curved upwardly at their outer ends 3 1. The outer ends 34: of the member B are arranged to be swung so that they will engage the plate between the prongs 18 of the member A. A coiled spring 40 is afiixed at one end about the shank 10, and at its other end about the end of the wire loop 22, said spring being bent to enable it to lie close to the members and it normally tends to keep the members A and B separated, as shown in Fig. 2. By swinging the loop 22 toward the handle, against the tension of the spring 40, the forks or jaws are caused to approach each other and grasp the plate firmly.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, I am aware that many modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction shown and described, but

What I claim is 1. A plate lifter, comprising a handle, a stationary jaw afiixed to said handle having a pair of prongs which are concaved upward and slightly convergent toward their free ends, a movable jaw having divergent prongs which extend beyond the prongs of the stationary jaw and are formed with upwardly curved ends, said movable jaw having a downwardly and rearwardly extending shank pivotally connected to said handle, and a spring arranged to normally maintain said jaws separated.

2. A plate lifter, comprising a handle, a stationary jaw affixed to said handle, a ferrule on said handle having a pair of ears projecting from the under side of the latter, a movable jaw having a downwardly and rearwardly projecting shank pivotally mounted in the ears of said ferrule, the shank of said movable jaw being formed into a loop constituting a finger hold, and a spring attached at one end to said stationary jaw and at its other end to said loop.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HAROLD H. HALL.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. Dow, WILLIAM J. SPERL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

